Dan Hodson D9 Images.com (copyright) Grand Forks’s Victor Kienas launches his super-charged 1973 Chevy Vega from the starting light at Wine Country Racing Association’s first drag race of 2015. Last Sunday, May 24, the drag racers and spectators showed up in droves at the Osoyoos airport. 74 cars put on a record-breaking 275 races, which […]
Archives for May 2015
Record breaking weekend races
Okanagan – hot spot for bats
The BC Community Bat Project network is gearing up for another busy year. The “Got Bats” initiative is a network of community bat projects established to raise awareness about bats. A toll-free phone line and website provides information on managing bats in building, encounters with bats, and how to attract bats. Visitors to www.bcbats.ca will […]
Give it up – for one day – you need to practice.. a lot
Lil Rusch, BC Lung Association Volunteer Director for the Osoyoos/Oliver region encourages British Columbians who smoke to give quitting a try for 24 hours for a chance to win $250. British Columbia has the lowest smoking rate in Canada – just 11.4 percent — and so has much to celebrate this World No Tobacco Day […]
Time to jive
OSOYOOS – The first phase of improvements to the waterfront Gyro Beach area in Osoyoos is complete in time for the summer season. The $600,000 Phase A includes construction of a lighted stone walkway, boardwalk, extended grassy areas, tables, benches, trees and extensive landscaping. Phase B of the project, an extension of the stone walkway, […]
Kyah Allen of Oliver
Kyah Allen wins second prize in music contest FRESH BC TALENT QUEST – SEASON 3 Winners Group A – 1st Place – Neveah Dyson, 2nd – 9 year old Kyah Allen, 3rd – Sorren Linder, 4th – Candace John Thanks to all of our performers from Vernon. Lake Country, Kelowna, West Bank, West Bench, Summerland, […]
FortisBC says no to RDOS directors
We have made presentations in the past to the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen about our Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project. Before installing advanced meters, FortisBC required approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), our independent utility regulator. After a thorough public hearing, the BCUC concluded that advanced meters pose no health concern and that the […]
